Thursday, 10 December 2009

SkyWatch Friday Season 4 Episode 22

After a bright sunny day when the birds were busily feeding and the sun lit up the trees and shrubs, the early evening sky was clear and cloudless. It will be cold tonight though no frost is expected. Indeed, fog is forecast for tomorrow morning! These photos were taken in my front garden.
There are many catkins on the corkscrew hazel!

Shelley's words are most apt - 'If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?' Shelley - 'Ode to the West Wind' Thank you to the SkyWatch team for organising and hosting this lovely meme.
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31 comments:

  1. Sylvia K10 December 2009 at 18:24

    Fantastic shots and I love the corkscrew hazel, Janice! Never seen anything quite like that! Great Sky Watch shots!

    Enjoy your weekend!

    Sylvia

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  2. nonizamboni10 December 2009 at 19:33

    Gorgeous evening sky--my favorite time of day. Thanks for sharing Shelley with me this week...hope yours was good!

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  3. Carol10 December 2009 at 19:38

    Beautiful blue skies...love the corkscrew haze...

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  4. Tania10 December 2009 at 19:53

    I like this, nice shots!:-)

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  5. Gwendolyn L10 December 2009 at 20:07

    I have never seen a corkscrew hazel. Interesting pictures. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Rune A Karlsen (Bildebloggen)10 December 2009 at 20:10

    Beautiful blue sky with a fine silhouette of trrne, the last two pictures show a fun three:)

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  7. Elisabeth10 December 2009 at 20:23

    Love the silhouettes and I, too, have never seen corkscrew hazel. How interesting! Thanks.

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  8. Debra10 December 2009 at 20:45

    Beautiful sky and love those crazy branches! I've never seen a tree like that....it's really cool!

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  9. Julie10 December 2009 at 20:46

    Me neither. Did not know about corkscrew hazel. Don't know what I like the most: the crazyness of the branches or the name!!

    Four good "shapes" images against our skies this week.

    Did I tell you that we here in Sydney have just finished our first week of summer?

    *grin*

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  10. Hege10 December 2009 at 20:48

    Lovely pictures, and I especially liked the silhouette in the first two! :)

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  11. The Lly Dilettante10 December 2009 at 21:03

    All I can say is wow. Amazing :)

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  12. JTG (Misalyn)10 December 2009 at 21:20

    Great shots. I love the third photo, very unique swirling 'shape'.

    Happy weekend.

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  13. Al10 December 2009 at 21:36

    Oh cool, corkscrew hazel, haven't seen that one before, nice shot!

    AL

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  14. Martha Z10 December 2009 at 21:53

    I love the silhouettes in the first two and the corkscrew hazel is an interesting plant that I haven't seen before.

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  15. Chris10 December 2009 at 23:28

    I love all these shots Janice, but my favourite has to be the silhouette of the trees in the first shot. Does your hazel grow nuts?

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  16. Carletta10 December 2009 at 23:52

    I'm right there with everyone else it seems - love the pattern of the corkscrew hazel against the sky!

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  17. Jim10 December 2009 at 23:59

    Great shots.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  18. Anonymous11 December 2009 at 02:17

    The silhouettes are so pretty with the gradient background. I've never seen corkscrew hazel before... very intriguing.

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  19. Marites11 December 2009 at 08:01

    great captures! love the twisted silhouettes. They look mysterious and out of this world:)

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  20. jay11 December 2009 at 09:31

    Those are great photos! I particularly love the corkscrew hazel! I planted one once, but then we moved away and I never saw it grow. :(

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  21. jabblog11 December 2009 at 09:35

    Thank you everyone :-)
    Yes, our corkscrew hazel produces nuts every year. It's botanical name is Corylus avellanus 'Contorta' and it used to be known as 'Harry Lauder's walking stick'. Harry Lauder (1870 - 1950) was a Scottish singer and entertainer in the variety theatres who always carried a crooked stick for every performance.

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  22. Arija11 December 2009 at 11:37

    Love your convoluted trees!

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  23. Mo11 December 2009 at 12:44

    Lovely shapes to get the imagination going wild.

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  24. Owlfarmer11 December 2009 at 12:49

    You've confirmed the extraordinary power of tree silhouettes against the sky. The simple contrast is like the difference between negative and positive space in good design. Maybe this is where we learnt it! I also now lust after that hazel.

    Beautiful stuff, as usual, Janice.

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  25. Margaret Gosden 11 December 2009 at 13:05

    Intriguing shots of your sky through Contorta! It looks like a rare plant to own to. Thanks for visiting. Re the circus post of mine protesting about the use of lions for entertainment - is it banned in the UK now, I wonder. I have added another skywatch photo for today, waking up to a spectacular sunrise and reflection - having an eastern view from a 10th floor
    is a plus here!

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  26. jabblog11 December 2009 at 14:55

    Thank you folks :-)
    Margaret - re: circus animals. I was quite convinced that wild animals were not used in UK circuses any longer. I was SO WRONG - they are protected by law but there is no law preventing their use. I'm steamed up about this . . .

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  27. Cathy11 December 2009 at 15:27

    beautiful!!

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  28. Three Rivers, Michigan11 December 2009 at 22:03

    Oh lovely shapes against the chilly blue sky. In the first photo, the trees look feathery. Corkscrew hazel - fascinating!

    Three Rivers Daily Photo

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  29. Dimple12 December 2009 at 02:33

    Perfectly clear skies make a beautiful backdrop for each of these pictures.

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  30. Yiota12 December 2009 at 17:39

    Great shots of a beautiful sky! Actually, I find the sky beautiful no matter what the weather is like.
    Thanks for the supportive comment on my blog.

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  31. jabblog13 December 2009 at 10:42

    Thank you all for your nice remarks :-)

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